Why Love and Teaching Belong Together

We might believe that a true lover shouldn’t try to teach us to change in any way – but in fact, an acceptance of a legitimate role for education in love is key to the success of relationships.

FURTHER READING

“One of the most delightful and thrilling aspects of the early days of a love affair is the sense that our lover likes us not only for our obvious qualities – perhaps our looks, or our professional accomplishments – but also, and far more touchingly, for our less impressive sides: our vulnerabilities, our hesitations, our flaws. Perhaps they are particularly taken by the gap between our two front teeth which, while it wouldn’t impress an orthodontist, charms them distinctly. Or perhaps they are taken by our shyness at busy parties or are powerfully drawn to that old pair of pyjamas with the bear prints which we put on on cold winter nights and which would win no fashion award...”

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[FilzSkillz]

This is almost word for word taken from your lecture "Alain de Botton on Romanticism". If people haven't watched it, I strongly recommend them to give it a listen, it's brilliant.

[FedeK]

This video is so beatiful but it hurts me so much and fills me with regrets

[truefilm]

Great video! It all makes more sense to modern mindsets if we look at a truly great friendship (with no romantic element involved). Good friends help and support each other - and true help is all about teaching and learning (providing and receiving crucial information to make life better). If a friend has better at something than I am, I don't envy them, I appreciate truly helpful advice and hopefully I will learn and be able to teach other things in return, because I want to. The same should apply to a romantic relationship. Thanks for the great video!

[davidthomspson]

You learn to get better from each other and grow.

[kalvinmorrison]

Wtf YouTube? I'm not a person to check subscriptions, and I was left thinking that SOL hadn't made any new videos in months.
All I see in my recommendations is a list of the utmost crap and more.